Congrats to both Maybo and Dobber.  I had the privilege of working with both.  Maybo briefly as I was just starting, and Dobson for a number of years in Toronto.   Both were true professionals who cared about what they did.I am so happy that they had the opportunity to leave on their own terms when they were ready to go, and not have the plugs pulled on their careers by some dim witted pin headed idiots like what happened to many other good broadcasters.  Relax and enjoy to both.  This business continues in its rapid decline because of the loss of people like you.

LMAO, unc! 
Yep, that was me in the London Gardens corner greens for years on end from high school on to college.  Then I graduated to the press box where I learned the art of impartiality!

Thanks for the kind words everyone!  It was time.  Today's "journalism" doesn't need the likes of me! 😊

John D wrote:

First of all, I would just like to say that Maybo was one of the nicest and happiest people I ever worked with in my career. Always smiling, always positive.

Chris your too young to retire! Seriously it's great for Chris; but the industry's loss. Enjoy Chris.
Your the Man!! 😀😂

Chris brought a smile to my face everytime he walked into the CP-BN newsroom. We have similar passions for radio, '50s-'60s music and sports so we had great conversations. Have a great and happy retirement Chris - and just think - no more Christmas skeds!

Last edited by Dale Patterson (September 12, 2016 6:15 pm)

King Perry-tribute Facebook

Maybo...did you forget to look at the picture at the top of that page ???? Hmmm ???

Why yes you did !! That's not a good sign....

Take a look and  i.d. those cats will you please...

Like I said I've got about half of them...















 

Last edited by unclefester (September 12, 2016 7:00 pm)

grilled.cheese wrote:

RIP

Not dead yet!

OC -- Ditto with you.  And the great thing we had there was that we WERE a team.  There was just one clique at that station and everyone was in it.  Loved that!

unc -- I did remember to check out the photo -- just forgot to reply.  Let's see.  Larry Douglas is being identified as being just to Larry Mac's left.  I thought it was John Hancock but that was a year before my time there.  Middle row from left is King Perry, and two over on his left are, in order, Roger A (Albini), Andy Sparling and (I think) Bobby Steele.  Tim McCallum is second from the left in the top row, which also includes Peter Garland and Jim Craig (on far right).  The ravages of age are costing me memories of the others I may have known.    

 

unc, John and Roberta are still happily married!  Saw them a few years ago in London.
Not sure about Ray in that photo.  Might be, but couldn't swear to it...
I don't remember David -- and again, that may be the old age thing -- but worked for years with Tom Kelly, who delivered one of the great intros I had ever heard when "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" came out: "Here's Gordon Lightfoot's latest, the sad tale of a bunch or guys who didn't have their ship together."  

I almost drove off the road in gales of helpless laughter...

Last edited by maybo (September 13, 2016 11:21 pm)

Many thanks, Iain!

Appreciate the kind words.  But with radio journalism in the state it's in with $ decisions trumping integrity, I think I'll be content to simply listen from the sidelines.  

Very true, OC.  Might be worth my while to investigate.